By exploring North American Cosmogonic patterns, we find an extraordinary diversity regarding myths of the origin of the universe.

In Tupi-Guarani Cosmogony, the creation of the universe is a continuous process, a spiritual quest. Humanity is both exiled and pilgrim.

The Mayan Cosmogony narrates a fantastic story about the origin of the universe, where creation is a dialogue between the divine and the human.

For the Aztecs, the universe depends on the most extreme divine sacrifice to continue existing. Learn more about Aztec Cosmogony.

Shinto Cosmogony narrates the creation of the universe as a generational process carried out by deities who shape the earth, life, death, and nature.

Chinese Cosmogony answers the question of the universe’s origin through principles of balance, transformation, and harmony.

Jain Cosmogony offers an original vision of the structure of the universe, in which an eternal reality was not created by any god.

Buddhist Cosmogony shifts the focus from the question of the origin of the universe to the cause of suffering and the path to its cessation.

Hindu Cosmogony presents one of the deepest visions of the origin of the universe, proposing a cosmos that neither begins nor ends.

Coptic Cosmogony presents a unique vision of the origin of the universe: all creation arises from a free act of a single God, from nothing.